Cigarette-holder



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

G-INRIOHARA', OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA. I

CIGARETTE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 591,471, dated October12, 189

Application filed September 24,1896. Serial rt. 606,876. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GINRIO HARA, a citizen of Japan, residing at SanMateo, in the county of San Mateo and State of California, have.invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Holders; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in cigarette or cigar holders;and its prime object is to produce a simple, light, compact,inexpensive, and comparatively durable holder which shall be capable ofassuming a very compact form as well as a limited extended condition.

A consequent but by no means a minor advantage of my invention lies inthe fact that the holder can be adjusted to fit almost any size of cigaror cigarette, and, further, the absorbent natureof the materialcomposing the device makes it possible to segregate all deleteriousmatter apt to be found in the smoke of cigarettes'especially.

In carrying out my. invention I have provided a simple device forlimiting the degree of extension of the holder, and in so doing havegreatly added to its durability.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claim;

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich similar let-' ters of reference are employed to designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention in an extended condition.Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the holder closed into a compact form.Fig. 3 represents a sheet of paper out of which are punched or cut aseries of strips adapted to form the holder. Fig. 4 represents thestripof paper with thread attached before being formed into a holder.

Referring now to the above drawings by letter, A represents a strip ofpaper or any other substance of an absorbent nature. Near one extremityof this strip A is a projection B, which is formed integral with thestrip. In stamping or cutting out this strip A an indentation C is leftto form the projection B on the adjacent strip A, as shown in Fig. 3.

The next step in the construction of my inventionis to roll the strip Ainto the form shown in Fig. 2 by starting at the extremity (t androlling toward 1). One extremity of a light strong thread D having beenpreviously attached to the projection B by means of some adhesivesubstance, the remaining free extremity of the thread is attached to theunder side of the strip A at the extremity b and the latter cemented tothe body of the compact holder, as shown in Fig. 2. The dotted lines inFig. 4 represent theposition where the thread D is laterally attached.

' From Figs. 1 and 2 it will be readily seen that by grasping theprojection Bthe holder can be quickly extended into a convoluted form..The function of the thread D is also quite manifest, as it limits thedegree of extension of the holder and prevents the destruction of itscomponent coils.

If .it is desired to close the holder, the device is held between theforefinger and thumb, and by gentle pressure the coils enter the base.

The holder can be made and sold independent of a manufactured cigar orcigarette and subsequently placed over them, as shown in broken lines inFig. 1, or the cigarette can be secured to the outer surface of thecompact holder during the process of manufacture of the former, and inthis case the cigarette will assume the position shown in broken linesin Fig. 2.

' The construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention beingthus made known, the advantages of the same will, it is thought, bereadily understood.

I'am aware that changes in the form and proportion of parts of thedevices herein shown and described as an embodiment of my invention canbe made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantagesthereof, and I therefore reserve'the right, to

Having thus fully described my invention, ment of the component coils ofsaid holder what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters relative toeach other. Patent, is In testimony whereof I aflix my signature Aholder for cigars or cigarettes consisting in presence of two witnesses.5 of a strip of paper or other flexible substance GINRIO IIARA.

rolled into a convoluted form, a projection \Vitnesses: formed near theinner extremity of said strip P. O. RODGERS, and means for limiting thedegree of adjust- F. T. BARTLETT.

